[pct-l] Mistake in the DataBook and other irritations

[metam01 at earthlink.net (Monty Tam)]

Christy!!
And don't forget the Old Station restaurant..........Closed on your
Birthday!!!  No Cheeseburger Again!!!

Starting in Ashland next year??
Warner Springs Monty


> [Original Message]
> From: Christin L. Pruett <ftclp@uaf.edu>
> To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Date: 12/10/2004 4:07:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mistake in the DataBook and other irritations
>
> Hi Nocona!  Glad to see that you are back in civilization, I heard that
> you reached Manning from Debbie.  Congratulations!
>
> And now onto minor irritations... this isn't a discrepancy in the databook
> but I thought next years hikers should know:
> 1.Don't count on Belden Town being open!  I hiked a long hot day from
> Buck's Lake to find that it was a ghost town.  This was later in August
> (well behind the pack) so maybe that is why it was closed.  I had to go
> cheeseburgerless all the way to Chester.
> 2. Chester is a hard hitch, even though tons of people are driving on that
> road.  Plus, the hotel mentioned in Yogi's book wasn't open anymore
> (locals said it was up for sale).  I couldn't get a hotel room in town
> even though it was a Thursday and there isn't a campground that takes tent
> campers in town.  I had to do some creative hitching back out past the
> trail to a little motel (Forestwood I think?) and then some more hitching
> the next day to get back into town to resupply. A painful succession of
> resupplies!
> 3. No cheeseburgers at Burney Falls. Plus no towel, soap or laundry.
>
> On the bright side Etna is awesome!  Highly recommend - one of the
> friendliest stops on the trail especially after my bad run in N.
> California.
>
> Christy
>
> -- 
> Christin L. Pruett
> University of Alaska Museum
> 907 Yukon Dr.
> Fairbanks, AK 99775
> 907-474-6727
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